"TOP 10" and "BEST OF"

SUPERLATIVES FOR THE TRIANGLE AREA

In most categories that are important to people looking to relocate to a new area, the Triangle ranks high … 

In 2011, 9 of our area schools made Newsweek's List of the Top 500 High Schools in the US:  2 in Cary, 2 in Durham, 2 in Chapel Hill, 2 in Raleigh, and 1 in Apex

Where the Jobs Are (#15 Wake County - Raleigh/Cary/Apex) -- (Money magazine, Aug 2011)

Best Place to Start a Small Business - #7 Raleigh -- (Business Insider/The Fiscal Times, July 2011)

Next Big Boom Towns (#2 Raleigh) -- (Forbes.com, July 2011)

Best Places for Business and Careers (#1 Raleigh, #31 Durham) -- (Forbes.com, June 2011)

20 Cities Having an Awesome Recovery (#15 Raleigh -- Business Insider, May 2011)

America's Biggest Brain Magnets (#2 Raleigh) -- Forbes.com, Feb 2011)

Best Places for Bargain Retirement Homes (#3 Raleigh) -- (Forbes, Feb 2011)

North Carolina's Axis of Cool (Raleigh-Durham) -- (NYT Feb 2011)

41 Places To Go (Worldwide) in 2011 (#35 Durham) -- (NYT Travel section, Jan 9, 2011)

25 Best Places to Retire (#1 Durham) (CNN/Money.com, Oct 2010)

Top City for Price Appreciation (for housing, #1 Raleigh/Cary) -- (Forbes, September 2010)

Real Estate Investing:  The Best and Worst Markets (#1 Best -- Durham) (Wall Street Journal Aug 2010)

Great Cities for Young Families (Raleigh) -- (Kiplinger, 2010)

Best Places for Business and Careers - #3 Raleigh (was #1 in 07, 08 and 09), Forbes magazine, May 10, 2010

America's Most Wired City -- #1 Raleigh (Forbes.com, March 2010)

Best Employer in the US (#1 SAS in Cary) -- (Fortune, Jan 2010)

Why I Launched Here - Durham (CNN/Money.com December 2009)

15 Cities for People Who Hate Driving and Long Commutes - Chapel Hill (US News & World Report, Nov 09)

Best Places to Live 2009 - DURHAM one of the 10 named (US News & World Report, June 09)

5 Cities Where Americans are Relocating - #1 RALEIGH (Forbes.com, May 09)

Best Places for Business & Careers -- Raleigh #1 (third year in a row) and Durham #3 (Forbes magazine, March 09) 

America's Best Educated City - #8 Durham (Forbes.com, Nov 08)

Best Places to Live - CARY - #16 (Money magazine, Aug 2008)

Best Cities for Riding Out a Recession - #3 DURHAM (BusinessWeek, Oct 2008)

"America's Foodiest Small Town" -- Durham/Chapel Hill (Bon Appetit magazine, Oct. 08)

20 Best Places to Retire - #1 Durham (Black Enterprise magazine, Oct. 08)

"Up and Coming Neighborhoods:  Great Buying Opportunties"   Downtown Durham (BusinessWeek, Oct 2008)

Best City for Men - #1 Raleigh (Men's Health magazine 2008, based on health, habitat and fitness)

10 Best Cities to Live, Work, Play -- RALEIGH #2 (Kiplinger Personal Finance 2008)

 America's Hottest Labor Markets - Raleigh #4, Durham #9 (bizjournals.com, 2008)

Best Performing Metros (based on creating and sustaining jobs and economic growth)- Raleigh/Cary #2, Durham #21 (Milken Institute/Greenstreet Real Estate Partners, 2008)

Best Cities for Young Professionals - #12 Raleigh (Forbes.com, 7/08)

Best Places to Live and Launch - Durham #12, Raleigh #20 (Fortune 2008)

America's Recession-Proof Cities - #5 Raleigh (Forbes.com 4/08)

America's Smartest Cities - #14 Durham (Forbes.com, Feb. 08)

Top Towns for Empty-Nesters - Raleigh (Forbes.com, 4/08)

Four Triangle-area companies made Fortune magazine's 2008 list of "100 Best Companies to Work For" -- Kimley-Horn & Assoc. (an engineering firm), SAS, Cisco and Network Appliance (NetApps) (all hi tech firms).

Best Cities for Jobs in 08 - #9 Raleigh (Forbes.com, 1/08)

Top 20 Places to Educate Your Child - #20 Durham (Forbes.com, 12/07)

#1 Best US City for Jobs – Raleigh/Cary (Forbes.com, 2007)

#1 Best Place for Business & Careers – Raleigh (Forbes, 2007)

#3 Raleigh -- America’s Best Jobs in the Hottest Markets (Business 2.0, 2007)

Top 50 Hottest Cities for Expanding and Relocating Companies – Raleigh/Cary (Expansion Management, 2006 and 2007)

Top Ten Tech Town – Raleigh/Durham (Wired Magazine, 2007)

Best Places to Live - Apex - #14 (Money magazine, 2007)

Cary is rated in the Top 10 “Safest Cities” in the country by CNN/Money.com (2007)

5 Star Quality of Life Metro – Raleigh/Cary (Expansion Management 2007)

#3 Top (Mid-size) Metro Overall – Raleigh/Cary (Expansion Management 2007)

Wake County - #1 School District in the Nation for Certified Teachers (National Board of Certified Teachers, 2007)

Gold Rating – Education Quotient – Wake County (Expansion Management 2007)

#3 City for African Americans to Live (Black Enterprise Magazine 2007)

#1 Best City for Women Entrepreneurs- Raleigh/Cary (All Business.com, 2006)

#1 Area for Tech Business – Raleigh/Durham (Silicon Valley Leadership Group, 2006)

#3 Best City for Entrepreneurs – Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill (Entrepreneur.com, 2006)

#13 Boom Town – Raleigh (Inc Magazine, 2006)

#13 City in Overall Quality of Life – Raleigh/Durham (Business Development Outlook, 2006)

5 Star Business Metro for Business Expansion – Raleigh (Expansion Magazine, 2006)

“Best Places to Live” - #5 Cary, NC (Money Magazine 2006)

#3 Most Educated City – Raleigh (US Census Bureau, released 2006)

#4 “Best Big Cities” – Raleigh (Money, 2006)

Brainiest Mid Size Metro – #6 Raleigh, #9 Durham (Bizjournal.com, 2006)

#12 Best Sports City – Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill (The Sporting News, 2006)

#10 Best Walking City – Raleigh (Prevention Magazine, 2006)

From 2005 - 2007, two Raleigh high schools have made Newsweek's "America's Best High Schools" list.

5 Star Public School Metro Area – Raleigh/Cary (Expansion Management 2006)

Chapel Hill/Carrboro Public Schools - in 2005 Newsweek named two of their high schools in the top 100 in America – and they only had two at the time.

Top 20 Best Places to Live, Work & Play – Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill (Homebuilder.com, 2005)

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Homes & Home Values

Top 51 Places To Buy An Old House - Durham (This Old House magazine, July/Aug 09)

"Up and Coming Neighborhoods:  Great Buying Opportunties"   Downtown Durham (Business Week Oct 08)

#2 Best Market for Bargain House-Hunters - Raleigh (Forbes.com 2008)

#1 US Sellers Market – Raleigh area (Forbes.com 2007)

Top 10 Projected Home Appreciation Market – Raleigh (MSN.com 2006)

#4 Greatest Home Price Appreciation market – Raleigh/Durham (Veros, 2006)

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Singles

The Best American City for Singles - Every Day with Rachel Ray 2008

#5 Best Place to Find a Mate – Raleigh (Men’s Health 2007)

#4 Best Place to Find A Man – Raleigh (Men’s Health, 2007)

#6 Area for Relocating Singles – Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill (Primary Relocation 2006)

#6 Best City for Singles – Raleigh/Durham (Forbes.com 2006)